2025 Cherry Blossom Challenge
Apex Speech and Debate Club (VA) · Apr 3-5, 2025
Payment and Fee Information
PAYMENT & FEE SCHEDULE
Registration is not complete until all fees have been paid.
Refunds will only be given for changes made during open registration.
Speech Events: $40 for the first event, $15 for each additional event
Payment Information
Cherry Blossom Challenge is collecting all fees through PayPal.
After completing your registration, pay all fees via PayPal to:
apexspeechanddebate@gmail.com (Sarah Giddens)
Include the following message with your payment:
CBC2025 (StoaHub Account Name)
Registration
Opens: February 24, 2025
Closes: March 5, 2025
Registration is not complete until all fees have been paid.
- Payments received after the close of registration will be assessed a $15 late fee.
- Students may add or drop events throughout the open registration period. (Events dropped after registration closes will be assessed a drop fee.)
- Events added after registration closes will be assessed a $15 late fee.
- Space permitting and subject to script submission requirements, we will accept late registrations until Wednesday, March 26, 2025. All late registrations will be charged a $15 late fee.
Refund Policy
Refunds will only be given for changes made during open registration.
Cancellations received after registration closes will be assessed a drop fee according to the drop date.
All fees must be paid for the student competitor to participate in the tournament.
Drops by 3/12: $10 fee
Drops by 3/18: $20 fee
Drops by 3/26: $30 fee
Drops by 4/3: $35 fee
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 7:00 am Sat 02/01/2025 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 10:00 am Mon 02/24/2025 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 am Thu 03/06/2025 (Eastern)
- Late fee will be applied at 9:15 am Thu 03/06/2025 (Eastern)
- Meal registration will close at 11:59 pm Sun 03/30/2025 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:19 pm Wed 04/02/2025 (Eastern)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.